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Ketika [[2006 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game tahun 2006]], James memimpin East menang dengan 29 poin dan terpilih sebagai [[NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player]].<ref name="NBA.com">{{cite web|title=James Wins MVP as East Rallies Past West|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20050220/ESTWST/recap.html|publisher=NBA.com|accessdate=April 27, 2007}}</ref> Musim itu, ia mencetak rata-rata 31.4 points, 7 rebounds, dan 6.6 assists per game,<ref name=Reference /> ia finis kedua dalam perebutan [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award]] dibelakang [[Steve Nash]].<ref>{{cite web|title=James, Nash share Sporting News MVP award|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2443137|publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=May 5, 2007}}</ref> Dibawah kepemimpinan James, Cavaliers lolos ke [[2006 NBA Playoffs|playoffs]] untuk pertama kalinya sejak 1998.<ref name="clinch">{{cite web|title=James, Cavs Top Mavs To Clinch Playoff Berth |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20060329/DALCLE/recap.html |publisher=NBA.com|accessdate=May 1, 2007}}</ref> Dalam debut postseason-nya, ia mencetak [[triple-double]] dalam kemenangan melawan [[2005–06 Washington Wizards season|Washington Wizards]].<ref name="debut">{{cite web|title=James' playoff debut triple-double carries Cavs |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=260422005 |publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=May 1, 2007}}</ref> Dalam game ke-3 seri itu, ia membuat game-winning shot pertama dalam karirnya, membuat satu lagi di Game 5.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kobe Bryant vs. Lebron James: Game Winning Shots|url=http://chasing23.com/kobe-bryant-vs-lebron-james-game-winning-shots/|publisher=Chasing 23|accessdate=June 1, 2013}}</ref> Cleveland lalu mengalahkan Wizard sebelum dikalahkan oleh [[2005–06 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit Pistons]] di ronde kedua.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cavaliers Win Series 4–2 |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=260505027 |publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=May 1, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2006 NBA Playoffs Summary|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2006.html|publisher=Basketball Reference|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref>
[[Berkas:LeBron James' pregame ritual.jpg|175px|thumbnail|left|James engages in hismelakukan pre-game ritualritualnya of(melempar tossingkapur crushedyang chalkdihancurkan intoke theudara) airpada in MarchMaret 2008. The routineRutinitas wasini retireddiberhentikan fromdari 2011 tohingga 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Windhorst|first=Brian|title=LeBron James returns to chalk toss|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/9759180/lebron-james-miami-heat-says-pregame-chalk-toss-coming-back|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=November 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Mandell|first1=Nina|title=LeBron James is bringing the chalk toss back after 95% of Twitter users voted yes|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/10/lebron-james-polls-twitter-on-whether-he-should-do-the-chalk-toss|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref>]]
InPada musim [[2006–07 NBA season|2006–07]], rata-rata James' averagesmenurun declined tohingga 27.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6 assists, anddan 1.6 steals per game.<ref name="nbabio"/> SomeBeberapa analystsanalis attributedmenyatakan themenurunnya fallketerampilan topassingnya, adan regressionpemilihan in his passing skills and shot selectiontembakannya, stemmingberasal fromdari a lack ofkurangnya effortusaha anddan focusfokus.<ref name=TBOB499>{{cite book|last=Simmons|first=Bill|title=The Book of Basketball|year=2009|publisher=ESPN Books|location=New York|isbn=9780345511768|page=499}}</ref> The Cavaliers finishedfinis themusim seasonitu withdengan 50 winskemenangan foruntuk thetahun secondkedua consecutivesecara yearberuntun anddan enteredmasuk [[2007 NBA Playoffs|the playoffs]] assebagai theunggulan East'skedua seconddari seedEastern Conference.<ref>{{cite web|title=Now playoff-bound, Cavs' 50th win caps season |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=270418005 |publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=June 2, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers |url=http://basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2007.html |publisher=Basketball Reference|accessdate=April 29, 2007}}</ref> InPada Game 5 of the Conference Finals, James notchedmencatat 48 points withdengan 9 rebounds anddan 7 assists, scoringmencetak 29 ofpoin Cleveland'sdari last30 30poin points,terakhir includingCleveland, thetermasuk game-winning lay-up withsaat twotersisa secondsdua left,detik againstlagi, themelawan [[2006–07 Detroit Pistons season|Pistons]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LeBron bewilders Pistons as Cavaliers inch closer to NBA finals |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=270531008 |publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=May 31, 2007}}</ref> After theSetelah game itu, play-by-play announcer [[Marv Albert]] calledmenyebutkan theperforma performanceitu "onesalah ofsatu theyang greatestterbaik momentsdalam insejarah postseason history" anddan color commentator [[Steve Kerr]] describedmendeskripsikannya itsebagai as"Menyerupai "Jordan-esque".<ref name="2007DetroitGm5">{{Youtube|d1Px-jPm_TU|LeBron James takes over Game 5!}}</ref> InTahun 2012, [[ESPN]] rankedmenilai theperforma performanceitu thesebagai fourthkeempat greatestterbaik indalam modern NBAsejarah playoff historyNBA modern.<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Greatest NBA playoff performances|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2012/story/_/id/8068148/nba-playoffs-top-25-performances-ever|publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=June 23, 2012}}</ref> The Cavaliers wentlalu on to winmemenangkan Game 6 anddan claimmendapatkan their first everpredikat Eastern Conference championshippertamanya. TheyMereka advanced tololos theke [[2007 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]], wheredimana theymereka were swept by thedisapu [[2006–07 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio Spurs]].<ref name=BR2007>{{cite web|title=2007 NBA Playoffs Summary|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2007.html|publisher=Basketball Reference|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref> For theUntuk Finals, James averagedmencetak rata-rata 22 points, 7 rebounds, anddan 6.8 assists per game.<ref name="nbastat"/>
InBulan February ofFebruari thepada [[2007–08 NBA season|musim 2007–08 season]], James was nameddinamai All-Star Game MVP foruntuk thekedua secondkalinya, time behind amencetak 27-point, 8-rebound, anddan 9-assist performancesaat itu.<ref>{{cite web|title=Garnett, Kobe, Iverson headline All-Star starters roster |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/allstar2008/news/story?id=3213093|publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=November 14, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2008 NBA All-Star Game|url=http://www.nba.com/allstar2008/allstar_game/|publisher=NBA.com|accessdate=July 3, 2012}}</ref> On21 March 21Maret, he movedia pastmelewati [[Brad Daugherty (basketball)|Brad Daugherty]] assebagai thepencetak Cavaliers'angka all-timeterbanyak leadingCavaliers scorerketika in a game against themelawan [[2007-08 Toronto Raptors season|Raptors]], doing100 sogames inlebih over 100 less gamescepat thandari Daugherty.<ref>{{cite web|last=Withers|first=Tom|title=Scoring crown: James moves to top of Cavs' scoring chart with 29 in 90-83 win over Toronto|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AquEx6U9M1fAWyWLZ1QYz428vLYF?gid=2008032105&prov=ap|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|accessdate=May 26, 2013}}</ref> WithDengan seven7 triple-doubles to finish thetahun yearitu, James setmencetak arekor newtim dan personal andbaru team record fordalam triple-doublesdouble indalam a seasonsemusim.<ref>{{cite news|last=Windhorst|first=Brian|url=http://www.ohio.com/sports/16486616.html|title=Cavs' victory short on style|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|date=March 11, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415144404/http://www.ohio.com/sports/16486616.html|archivedate=April 15, 2008}}</ref> His 30 points per game-nya werejuga alsotertinggi thedi highest in the leagueliga, representingdirepresentasikan his firstoleh [[List of National Basketball Association season scoring leaders|scoring title]] pertamanya.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA Honors: Scoring Leaders|url=http://www.nbauniverse.com/awards/nba_scoring_leader_year.htm|publisher=NBA Universe|accessdate=April 27, 2013}}</ref> DespiteMeski hisdengan semua pencapaian individual accomplishmentsitu, rekor Cleveland's recordjatuh fellke from the year before to 45–3745-37.<ref>{{cite web|title=2007–08 NBA Standings|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2008_standings.html|publisher=Basketball Reference|accessdate=February 18, 2013}}</ref> SeededMenjadi fourthunggulan inkeempat theEastern EastConference enteringmemasuki [[2008 NBA Playoffs|the playoffs]], the Cavaliers defeated themengalahkan Wizards indalam theronde firstpertama rounduntuk forketiga thekalinya thirdsebelum consecutivekalah season before being eliminated in seven games by thedari [[2007-08 Boston Celtics season|Boston Celtics]] indi theronde nextberikutnya rounddalam 7 game.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 NBA Playoffs Summary|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2008.html|publisher=Basketball Reference|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref> DuringKetiga thegame decisivepenentu seventhdi gameGame in Boston7, James scoredmencetak 45 pointspoin, anddan [[Paul Pierce]] scoredmencetak 41 in adalam game theyang dideskripsikan oleh ''Associated Press'' describedsebagai as"adu a "shootouttembak".<ref>{{cite web|title=Pierce, James duke it out as Celtics close out Cavs in Game 7|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=280518002|publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=February 18, 2013}}</ref>
==== First MVP tenure (2008–2010) ====
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